For His Mercy Endures Forever

"Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good!  

For His mercy endures forever.

Oh, give thanks to the God of gods!   

For His mercy endures forever.

Oh, give thanks to the Lord of lords!   

For His mercy endures forever.

To Him alone who does great wonders,  

For His mercy endures forever;

To Him who by wisdom made the heavens,  

For His mercy endures forever;

To Him who laid out the earth above the waters,  

For His mercy endures forever;

To Him who made great lights,  

For His mercy endures forever--

The sun to rule by day,  

For His mercy endures forever;

The moon and stars to rule by night, 

For His mercy endures forever.  . . ."

~Psalm 136

I have to admit, usually by the time I get to the end of this psalm, I've started skipping over the second part of each verse--"For His mercy endures forever."  I already know what it says, and apparently I don't feel the need to dwell on it too much.  But this past week, as I was flipping through my Bible to find a certain passage, this line stuck out to me--"For His mercy endures forever."  This seemingly simple truth--"For His mercy endures forever" is so important, so beautiful, so life-changing.  If I do take the time to dwell on this incredible phrase I am overwhelmed by the goodness of my God.  That He would have mercy on me, a sinner, is amazing in and of itself.  But the truth that His mercy endures forever, that His mercy has no beginning or end, that His mercy, as a part of His nature, is infinite, measureless, beyond time and space, is a truth my brain can't seem to contain.  I need His mercy, and now I am so thankful that the author of this psalm went out of his way to so emphasize this truth.  As you go about your day, I pray that this truth--"For His mercy endures forever" would resound in your heart and mind and cause songs of praise and thanksgiving to well up from deep within your being.  How good is our God?

Praise God!  For His mercy endures forever.